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WORLD HISTORY |
THE OPERATION KNOWN AS THE "BERLIN AIRLIFT" TOOK PLACE IN WHAT DECADE? |
1940's (1948) |
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SPORTS TERMS |
IN GOLF, WHAT 'A' WORD REFERS TO A SHOT MADE TOWARDS THE GREEN FROM A DISTANCE, SUCH AS THE FAIRWAY OR THE ROUGH? |
APPROACH (SHOT) |
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FASHION |
WHAT ICONIC PERFUME WAS FIRST LAUNCHED ON MAY 5, 1921? |
CHANEL No.5 [LAUNCHED ON 05/05] |
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NEW TV |
PREMIERING ON ADULT SWIM LAST NIGHT, THE NEW ANIMATED SERIES "PRESIDENT CURTIS" IS A SPINOFF FROM WHAT OTHER LONG-RUNNING ADULT SWIM ANIMATED SERIES, WHERE THE CHARACTER WAS ORIGINALLY INTRODUCED IN 2015? |
RICK & MORTY | NOTE: although the character was introduced in Season 2 (2015), he wasn't given a name until Season 5 |
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U.S. STATES |
TRUE OR FALSE:
PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS THE "KNICKERBOCKER STATE" OR THE "EXCELSIOR STATE", NEW YORK DIDN'T GAIN ITS NICKNAME "THE EMPIRE STATE" UNTIL AFTER THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING. |
FALSE
[THE NICKNAME - ALONG WITH THE OTHER TWO NICKNAMES - EXISTED LONG BEFORE THE BUILDING] |
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SCIENCE!! |
IN PHYSICS, WHAT 'F' WORD REFERS TO A NUCLEAR REACTION IN WHICH NUCLEI COMBINE TO FORM MORE MASSIVE NUCLEI? |
FUSION |
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3-1 |
LEAD SINGERS |
RANKED #1 ON VH1's LIST OF THE "TOP 5 HAIR BANDS OF THE '80s", BRET MICHAELS IS THE LEAD SINGER OF WHAT GLAM METAL BAND? |
POISON |
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LITERARY CHARACTERS |
JAKE BARNES AND LADY BRETT ASHLEY ARE MAIN CHARACTERS IN WHAT ERNEST HEMINGWAY NOVEL? |
THE SUN ALSO RISES |
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3-3 |
MOVIELINES |
WHAT OSCAR-NOMINATED 1994 FILM FEATURES THE FOLLOWING SPOKEN LINE:
"CHECK OUT THE BIG BRAIN ON BRETT." |
PULP FICTION |
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"LOVE" SONGS |
GIVEN THE ARTISTS, FILL IN THE MISSING WORD IN THE TITLES OF THESE #1 SONGS:
1) PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS, " LOVE SONGS"
2) JUSTIN BIEBER, "LOVE "
3) LEONA LEWIS, " LOVE"
4) PETER CETERA, " OF LOVE" |
1) SILLY
2) YOURSELF
3) BLEEDING
4) GLORY |
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UK GEOGRAPHY |
LIZARD POINT, THE SOUTHERNMOST POINT OF THE ISLAND OF GREAT BRITAIN, IS LOCATED IN WHAT ENGLISH COUNTY? |
CORNWALL | TEAMTRIVIA.COM |
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CABLE TV |
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE CNBC SHOW HOSTED SINCE 2005 BY AUTHOR AND FORMER HEDGE FUND MANAGER JIM CRAMER? |
MAD MONEY |
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4-3 |
MOVIE ROLES |
WHO IS THE ONLY PERSON TO APPEAR IN EVERY "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE" FILM ALONG WITH TOM CRUISE? |
VING RHAMES |
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5-1 |
BRIDGES |
THE SUNSHINE SKYWAY BRIDGE SPANS THE LOWER PORTION OF WHAT FLORIDA BAY? |
TAMPA BAY |
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5-2 |
SOCCER |
WHAT TEAM WON THIS YEAR'S ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP, THEIR FIRST LEAGUE TITLE SINCE 2004? |
ARSENAL |
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WILD WEST |
SOME HISTORIANS BELIEVE THAT WHAT WILD WEST DUO ACTUALLY SURVIVED THEIR 1909 SHOOTOUT WITH BOLIVIA'S CAVALRY? |
BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID |
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MTV |
WHEN MTV DEBUTED AT 12:01AM, AUGUST 1, 1981, NETWORK CO-CREATOR JOHN LACK DELIVERED THE VOICE-OVER GREETING, "LADIES AND GENTLEMEN…":
A) "…MUSIC FOR YOUR EYES."
B) "…ROCK AND ROLL."
C) "…WE HAVE LIFTOFF."
D) "…WELCOME TO THE FUTURE." |
B) "…ROCK AND ROLL." | HINT OF THE WEEK -- MTV Day 1 |
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MOVIE PLOTS |
THE 2019 MCU FILM "CAPTAIN MARVEL" IS SET PRIMARILY IN WHAT DECADE? |
1990's (SPECIFICALLY, 1995) |
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AIRLINE LINGO |
IN AIRLINE LINGO, WHAT ARE THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS DOING IF THEY'RE GOING ON A "CROTCH WATCH"? |
CHECKING TO MAKE SURE PASSENGERS' SEAT BELTS ARE FASTENED |
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GAMES |
PUT THE FOLLOWING GAMES IN ORDER ACCORDING TO WHICH WAS INTRODUCED FIRST [ALL FROM DIFFERENT DECADES]:
A) CLUE
B) DUNGEONS & DRAGONS
C) OPERATION
D) SORRY!
E) TRIVIAL PURSUIT |
D-A-C-B-E
[RESPECTIVELY: 1934, 1949, 1965, 1973, 1982] |
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UK GEOGRAPHY |
ACCORDING TO THE UK'S OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS, WHAT WAS THE APPROXIMATE POPULATION OF ENGLAND'S CORNWALL COUNTY IN 2021? |
APPROX. 570,300 |
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ART |
WHAT, SPECIFICALLY, WAS THE UNIQUE QUALITY OF THE 1883 ABSTRACT WORK "FIRST COMMUNION OF ANEMIC YOUNG GIRLS IN THE SNOW", BY ALPHONSE ALLAIS, WHO LATER CREATED SIMILAR WORKS? |
IT WAS ALL WHITE / SIMPLY A WHITE CANVAS | **ALTERNATE FINAL**
do not accept simply "monochromatic" … he later created additional works that were all red ("Apoplectic Cardinals Harvesting Tomatoes on the Shore of the Red Sea"), all grey, all black, etc. |
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SUPREME COURT |
PRIOR TO BEING APPOINTED AS A U.S. SUPREME COURT JUSTICE, BRETT KAVANAUGH WAS A U.S. CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE FOR WHAT CITY? |
WASHINGTON D.C. |
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CLASSIC TV |
IN 1960, AFTER JAMES GARNER LEFT THE TV SERIES "MAVERICK", WHAT FUTURE JAMES BOND REPLACED HIS CHARACTER, BRET MAVERICK, AS COUSIN BEAU MAVERICK? |
ROGER MOORE |
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FOOD |
WHAT GRAIN IS A TRADITIONAL INGREDIENT IN SCOTCH BROTH? |
BARLEY |
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BIBLE |
ACCORDING TO THE NEW TESTAMENT, THE BAPTISM OF JESUS TOOK PLACE IN WHAT RIVER? |
JORDAN RIVER |
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WORDS |
IN FRENCH, WHAT ARE ALWAYS SPELLED IN LOWER-CASE, SUCH AS "LUNDI" AND "JEUDI"? |
DAYS OF THE WEEK [BECAUSE THEY'RE TREATED AS COMMON NOUNS, NOT PROPER NOUNS] | pronounced "lun-dee" and "zhoo-dee", with a short 'oo' like "book" or "push" |
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SURFING THE WEB |
KNOWN FOR ITS BLUE JASPERWARE, WHAT LUXURY COMPANY LAUNCHED AN ONLINE MAGAZINE IN 2016 CALLED "BEHIND THE BLUE DOOR"? |
WEDGWOOD |
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BASEBALL |
CURRENTLY PLAYING FOR THE BOSTON RED SOX, WHO HOLDS THE ALL-TIME CAREER RECORD FOR STRIKEOUTS BY A RELIEF PITCHER? |
AROLDIS CHAPMAN
[HE SURPASSED HALL OF FAMER HOYT WILHELM ON JULY 3 THIS YEAR] |
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ANIMALS |
BORN AT A THAILAND ZOO IN 2024, WHAT PYGMY HIPPO, WHOSE NAME MEANS "BOUNCY PORK" OR "BOUNCY PIG", BECAME A VIRAL MEME IN WHICH SOME COMMENTERS DESCRIBED HER AS "INEXPLICABLY MOIST"? |
MOO DENG |